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The Legacy of George W. Bush's Presidency »
Posted by: Aidenag 1 year, 11 months agoA look At The Country He Inherited, And The Country He Leaves Behind.
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scott4261
Jan. 24, 2008, 5:38 p.m.I cannot think of one positive result of the Bush presidency. Not one.
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ProudBlueTexan
Jan. 24, 2008, 5:39 p.m.Citizens of the EU would have stopped this six years ago. Would have been relatively easy then.
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Spadecaller
Jan. 24, 2008, 5:54 p.m.Behind that chart of shame are the lives of millions who have suffered from king George's malfeacance.
The deaths of our sons and daughers in Iraq, hundreds of thousands of Iraqi refugees and casaulties, our wounded veterans without adequate healtchare, the impoverishment of the middle class and the poor, the loss of real jobs to unfair trade, the importing of unsafe products, the increasing cost of poor quality food, the burdensome cost of gas, a 3rd pending war with Iran, and the exploitation of the media and government by Bush's corporate cronies...isn't that enough of a legacy? I wish it was.
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ameliog
Jan. 24, 2008, 5:56 p.m.Once you experience his much-anticipated presidential library and take in the complete and unvarnished presentation of the man, all these present criticisms will be like trivial nuisances. A clean new building, good HVAC and lighting around exhibits, and you'll have a whole new impression. Be patient; it'll be open before you know it.
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dunkirk
Jan. 24, 2008, 6:36 p.m.I believe in looking at the Bush Presidency and its legacy you will either shake in anger that such an incompetent man became the leader of this country OR believe you;re reading 8 years worth of scripts from Seinfeld.
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not2needy
Jan. 24, 2008, 6:56 p.m.A legacy of debt that our great grand children won't be able to repay.
A legacy of pardons and excuses for his ilk.
A legacy of crime and war profittering.
A legacy of the demise of the American way of life.
NEED I GO ON?
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Amazing1
Jan. 24, 2008, 6:58 p.m.Legacy? How about a Hall of Shame? He and his buddies should be ridden out of town on a rail, their assets siezed and every signing statement burned in the middle of the White House Lawn.
Then, indict and imprison him. I suggest Gitmo as the preferred location.
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texangelwings
Jan. 24, 2008, 7:39 p.m.Legacy???
GW will never, in his own mind ever see his own legacy as anything other than the best job of any President past. I truely believe that GW has always had his messes cleaned up for him, all his life. He has never been held accountable for his choices.
GW makes Nixon look like a angel!
Thanks Mark!
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NelsonR
Jan. 24, 2008, 7:46 p.m.I will come back to a tired old line but it is relevant,
The only Legacy Bush will live is a multi million dollar library that I sincerely believe will be pelted with rotten eggs plus having minimal attendance.
To think anyone could arrive at any good this president has accomplished for America is unthinkable.
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Raiderwall
Jan. 24, 2008, 9:37 p.m.It's totally unfathomable that there are still Bush supporters. The only legacy of GWB is what not to do as President.
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KYRed
Jan. 25, 2008, 12:56 a.m.Actually, George W. Bush brought about the resurgence of the Democrat party which was wallowing in old ideas. Isn't that what all you Democrats hoped would happen? No, wait. You wanted to him to succeed. Yeah, right.
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ETproductions
Jan. 25, 2008, 2:09 a.m.Bona Fide worst president in the history of this country.
Boosted the divide between extreme rich and all others.
Failed at capturing Bin Laden, Mullah Omar and all the key figures of the Taliban leadership, making the USA less safe.
Launched a disastrous and uncncessary, illegal 2 trillion dollar war in Iraq, making the USA less safe.
Thrashed the US Constitution.
Killed Habeas Corpus, a right established in the Magna Carta IN 1297.
Katrina.
Dubai Ports.
As chief law enforcement officer, ignored the rule of law. His VICE president was quoted as saying that "The Constitution is just a God-damned piece of paper."
Violated treaties that form the law of the land. Illegally spied on American Citizens. Illegally used torture as a form of interrogation.
Blew through the Clinton surplus and ran up 5 trillion dollars in debt and a 250 billion dollar deficit.
Presided over the most massive increase in Government in history.
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NoWayMan
Jan. 25, 2008, 4:01 a.m.the bush legacy: history is going to treat bush the way a baby treats a diaper.
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golm1kate
Jan. 25, 2008, 8:44 a.m.once the trials for war crimes and treason charges are started....and some light is shed on why over 3,000 americans killed and billions of dollars were wasted....Bush will have a legacy....the first president to go to prison, for life.
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walden3
Jan. 25, 2008, 9:24 a.m.What do you expect when people who hate government are put in charge of government. Republicans despise government.
"Government is not the solution to our problem. Government is the problem." R. Reagan
So we get the government we deserve.
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AntiNeoCon
Jan. 25, 2008, 9:55 a.m.All I can say is "don't let the door hit ya in the arse George" (as he leaves the whitehouse)
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Charlson
Jan. 25, 2008, 10:18 a.m.I can't add anything else to the litany of Bush's failures. You folks have said it all.
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jarheadmoron
Jan. 25, 2008, 10:41 a.m.This jerk off will go down in history as one of the WORST presidents ever FRAUDULENTLY elected into office. He and his CRIMINAL CABINET have done NOTHING but LIE to the American people and the World. They're COWARDS in that they will ONLY attack a defenseless, Third World country instead of taking on a REAL THREAT to the USA like N Korea or Iran. But when you look back in time you see that EVERY Repube administration since Eisenhower has been rife with ILLEGAL ACTIVITIES, FELONS, and in EVERY INSTANCE those fiscal Repube GENIUSES have left this country BANKRUPT! Yeah, they're the ONLY party that will protect America and get us on the right track financially. Yeah right, you worthless bastards.
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simonsez
Jan. 25, 2008, 10:50 a.m.The world as we know it changed on 9/11 and comparisons should be made from that point.
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rathskeller
Jan. 25, 2008, 11:31 a.m.I am hopeful that at least one good thing will come from the legacy of this Preznit...From now on, when one goes to the voting booth, we choose the best and brightest amongst us, not whom we most like or would feel comfortable having a beer with. The United States has problems and needs problem solver in charge, surrounded by other problem solvers. We don't need another (I'll be kind) average mind surrounded with average minded cronies addressing our problems. We need the best and the brightest...
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bill2936
Jan. 25, 2008, 11:41 a.m.January 19, 2001 (Last full day of the Clinton Administration market closings:
DOW - 10,587.59
Yesterday
DOW - 12,378.61
Just putting things in perspective.
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